“These are likely the last tamales I will ever make,” my aunt and godmother Vicky says as she hands me bags filled with four varieties. This may not be a heartfelt prediction: In fact, Tia Vicky has ...

For many High Desert families, tamales are a Christmas treat that goes back generations. The time involved in creating homemade tamales can pose a challenge when family groups get smaller, or ...

Tamales have a reputation for being difficult to make. However, it's not necessarily that they're technically hard to whip up, it's just that they can go awry in various ways. There are mistakes ...